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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and … of Willa Cather’s birth; the goal was to have the first stamps offered for sale in Red Cloud on December 7, … Day of Issue stamps. Ten Red Cloud organizations and almost fifty volunteers from eleven Nebraska towns helped the …
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Guided Seasonal Tour

… In partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read supports community reading programs designed around a single … County that are featured in My Ántonia . Registration includes a ticket to the tour and a copy of My Ántonia .  … aboard the train. J.L. Miner House 241 N. Seward Street One block west of the Cather home is the J. L. Miner House, the …
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Cather Sesquicentennial

… Image Cather Sesquicentennial Celebrating 150 Years We are commemorating acclaimed novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year with a host of special events … Cather , Red Cloud, NE: a special Red Cloud Opera House Gallery exhibit of international works honoring the birth …
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Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… You can, too—in any season or time of year, whether for the first time or on a return trip. We offer a variety of guided … classic novel My Ántonia , published in 1918, was among the fifty titles selected by the National Endowment for the Arts …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the National Endowment for the Arts … drawn readers into this classic novel for more than 100 years. Just as gripping are her portrayal of obstacles such … the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial in Red Cloud, one of her first efforts was to bring Life magazine to Webster County …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

… status as a literary pilgrimage destination for more than fifty years. Just six months after the house reopened on Willa … with a sloping ceiling, like my 'rose-bower' in our old first home. Do you remember?"   —Cather in a 1945 letter to …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… interpretation; a climate control system and a new roof and foundation. Enclosure of the attic space and extensive … Conservation Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The project was supported by the State of Nebraska – Department of Economic … Ken Burns, an avowed Willa Cather fan and Foundation supporter, has lent his voice to the cause. Burns remarked …
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The Potter Family

… Image Charles R. Potter Image Charles and Jennie McDougal … 1879. Their daughter, Althea M. Potter Stevens, collected memories of their early days in Webster County. Excerpts … until the following spring, and living in wagons for the winter could not be thought of, my father finally found a …
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Willa Cather Biography

… was as good as his word, since Cather's second book,  The Troll Garden , a collection of stories, appeared from McClure, … containing both new stories and others revised from  The Troll Garden , in 1920. It was followed by  One of Ours , a …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in December of 2023 … National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to …
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